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APUSH Module 1 Review

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Within a century after Columbus’s landfall in the New World, the Native American population was reduced by nearly

a)

20%

b)

40%

c)

60%

d)

90%

2.

The institution of encomienda allowed the

a)

native people to enslave members of other tribes

b)

Spanish to use Native Americans as laborers if they promise to Christianize them and protect them

c)

Spanish and French settlers to intermarry with the Native Americans

d)

governments of Europe to abolish the practice of Native American slavery and to establish African slavery

3.

This took place in 1680 by the Indians in the Southwest against the Spanish. Burning missions and killing people. Put down 12 years later. AKA Pueblo Revolt

a)

Bacon's Rebellion

b)

Shays' Rebellion

c)

Pope's Rebellion

d)

Whiskey Rebellion

4.

What year did African slaves first arrive in Virginia? The House of Burgesses was also established this year.

a)

1607

b)

1619

c)

1763

d)

1783

5.

Which colony was created as a safe haven for Catholics? Passed an Act of Toleration (only allowed Protestants and Catholics)

a)

Maryland

b)

New York

c)

Connecticut

d)

Pennsylvania

6.

Which colony was founded by Roger Williams offering religious toleration or "liberty of conscience?"

a)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

b)

Plymouth Plantation

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Rhode Island

7.

Who was banished from Massachusetts Bay colony for antinomianism (don't have to obey laws of God or man)?

a)

Anne Hutchinson

b)

William Berkeley

c)

John Winthrop

d)

William Bradford

8.

The headright system, which made some people very wealthy, entailed

a)

using Native Americans as forced labor

b)

giving land to indentured servants to get them to come to the New World

c)

giving 50 acres of land to the person paying the passage of a laborer to America

d)

discouraging the importation of indentured servants to America

9.

As a result of Bacon's rebellion,

a)

African slavery was reduced

b)

African slavery was increased

c)

better relations were experienced with Native Americans

d)

the Articles of Confederation were seen as being ineffective.

10.

For those Africans who were sold into slavery, the “middle passage” can be best described as

a)

the trip from the interior of Africa to the coast

b)

the journey from American ports to their new homes

c)

the gruesome ocean voyage to America

d)

none of the above

11.

The Half-Way Covenant

a)

strengthened the distinction between the “elect” and all others

b)

brought an end to the Jeremiads of Puritan ministers

c)

resulted in a decrease in church members

d)

admitted to baptism but not full membership the unconverted children of existing members

12.

The John Peter Zenger Trial

a)

established freedom of the press in the colonies

b)

prohibited the criticism of public officials

c)

was due to the Salem Witch Trial hysteria

d)

supported English law

13.

Which is NOT a name used by the Iroquois Confederation?

a)

Haudenosaunee

b)

People of the Teepee

c)

The Great League of Peace

d)

The League of the Five Nations

e)

The League of the Six Nations

14.

Which is INCORRECTLY described below?

a)

Hohokam: known for extensive irrigation and platform mounds

b)

Anasazi: ancestors to Pueblo; 4 Corners; cliff dwellings

c)

Mound Builders: early Native American tribe that built mounds; Cahokia

d)

Bering Strait: land bridge used by Native Americans to cross into North America

15.

"Three sister" farming on the southeast Atlantic seaboard included all of the following EXCEPT for

a)

squash

b)

maize (corn)

c)

tomatoes

d)

beans

16.

Which is true of the Treaty of Tordesillas 1494?

a)

Spain gets anything to the west of the line of demarcation and Portugal gets anything to the east of the line

b)

Portugal gets anything to the east of the line of demarcation and Spain gets anything to the west of the line

c)

between the US and Spain; allowed US navigation of the Mississippi River

d)

ended the French and Indian War; France was off the North American continent

17.

The financial means for England's first permanent colonization in America were provided by

a)

a royal proprietor

b)

a joint-stock company

c)

the law of primogeniture

d)

an expanding wool trade

18.

Tobacco was considered a poor man's crop because

a)

it could be produced easily and quickly

b)

it could be purchased at a low price

c)

the poor were used to plant and harvest it

d)

it required complicated processing

19.

Sugar was called a rich man's crop for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that it

a)

had to be planted extensively

b)

required the clearing of much land

c)

required an elaborate refining process

d)

could be purchased only by the wealthy

e)

was a capital-intensive business

20.

North Carolina and Rhode Island were similar in that they

a)

were very aristocratic

b)

depended on trade with Spain

c)

were the two most democratic colonies

d)

were founded by Roger Williams

21.

Which is NOT true of the colony of Georgia?

a)

founded by James Oglethorpe

b)

a defensive buffer between Spanish FL and the other colonies

c)

a safe haven for Catholics

d)

a debtor's colony

22.

Which is TRUE of the 1st Great Awakening of the 1730s-1740s?

a)

led to the founding of Princeton, Dartmouth, and Rutgers colleges

b)

undermined the prestige of the learned clergy in the colonies

c)

split colonial churches into several competing denominations

d)

was the first spontaneous mass movement of the American people

e)

all of the above

23.

The coureurs de bois were

a)

French soldiers

b)

Catholic priests

c)

French farmers

d)

French fur traders

24.

During a generation of peace following the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, Britain provided its American colonies with

a)

a large military presence for protection

b)

decades of salutary neglect

c)

higher taxes passed by Parliament

d)

representative seats in the British Parliament

25.

Which is INCORRECTLY described below?

a)

Aztecs: use chinampas, polytheistic, wiped out by Cortes

b)

Incas: used quipus for record-keeping; wiped out by Pizarro

c)

Mayans: theocracy; wipe out by Columbus

d)

the Olmec, Zapotec, and Toltec are early Meso-American civilizations

26.

Which is NOT true of the "Body of Liberties?"

a)

for Massachusetts Bay Colony

b)

for Rhode Island Colony

c)

1st legal code established in the American colonies

d)

could only practice Puritanism and nothing else (or death)

27.

Which of the following is NOT true of Plymouth Plantation?

a)

founded by Pilgrims (Separatists)

b)

leader was John Rolfe

c)

leader was William Bradford

d)

later absorbed by Massachusetts Bay Colony

28.

What is NOT true of Massachusetts Bay Colony?

a)

settled by Puritans (want to purify Church of England)

b)

led by John Winthrop

c)

voting was based off of regular church attendance

d)

led by William Bradford

29.

Which colony was settled by patroonships (vast feudal estate given to you if you bring 50 people to settle)?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

New Jersey

c)

Delaware

d)

New York

30.

Which is NOT true about the Valladolid Debate?

a)

took place in Valladolid, Spain

b)

debate over the treatment of Native Americans

c)

Las Casas argued for better treatment of Native Americans

d)

Sepulveda argued for better treatment of Native Americans

31.

Which is NOT true of the Columbian Exchange?

a)

African slaves were brought from Africa to the American colonies

b)

took place in the late 1400s-1500s

c)

exchange of plants, animals, ideas, and diseases across the Atlantic Ocean

d)

horses were brought from Old World to New World and potatoes went from New World to Old World

32.

Which is NOT true of Triangular Trade AKA Transatlantic Trade?

a)

took place during exploration of the Americas

b)

took place in the 1600s-1800s

c)

raw materials (tobacco, sugar, lumber) left American colonies, manufactured goods (textiles, guns) left Europe

d)

African slaves left Africa

33.

Which is NOT true of the Pequot War?

a)

took place 1636-1638

b)

conflict between the Native Americans in the Southwest against the Spanish

c)

conflict between Native Americans in New England with white settlers

d)

resulted in elimination of the Pequot tribe from New England

34.

Which is NOT true of King Philip's War?

a)

Native Americans attacked 1/2 of New England's towns

b)

took place 1675-1676

c)

AKA Metacomet's War

d)

lasting defeat of white settlers in New England

e)

lasting defeat of the New England Native Americans

35.

What is NOT true of the New England Confederation 1643?

a)

created by the colonists themselves

b)

imposed on the colonists by England

c)

created to have allies against Native American, Dutch, and French attacks

d)

included Puritan colonies only: Mass. Bay Colony, Plymouth,

New Haven, and parts of CT

36.

What is NOT true of the Dominion of New England 1686-1689?

a)

created by the colonists themselves

b)

put onto the colonists by England

c)

CT, Plymouth, MA, NH, RI, NY, and East and West Jersey

d)

ruled by Sir Edmund Andros

37.

Who is known for using "Irish tactics" against the Irish and then against the Native Americans in Jamestown?

a)

Lord de la Warr

b)

Sir Walter Raleigh

c)

John Rolfe

d)

John Smith

38.

What is NOT true about Roanoke?

a)

known as the "Lost Colony"

b)

1st attempt at establishing a permanent English settlement in the New World

c)

found CROATOAN carved on a post and no settlers

d)

in Massachusetts Bay Colony

39.

What slave rebellion took place in SC in 1739 and was the largest slave uprising? (they marched south)

a)

Stono Rebellion

b)

New York Slave Revolt

c)

Samba Rebellion

d)

Gabriel Prosser Rebellion

40.

Which rebellion took place in NY in 1689-1691 in response to the Dominion of New England? They rose up against the wealthy landlords and merchants for 2 years

a)

Stono Rebellion

b)

Bacon's Rebellion

c)

Pope's Rebellion

d)

Leisler's Rebellion

41.

What 1st Great Awakening preacher gave the "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" sermon?

a)

John Wesley

b)

Jonathan Edwards

c)

George Whitefield

d)

Jonathan Dickinson

42.

What colony is known as being a "Holy Experiment"? (for Quakers)

a)

New York

b)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Connecticut

43.

Which colony was known as a "City Upon a Hill?"

a)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Jersey

d)

Maryland

44.

What is NOT true of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?

a)

took place in Massachusetts Bay Colony with Puritans

b)

19 were hanged; 1 pressed to death

c)

caused by Pequot Indian uprising

d)

possible causes: rich vs. poor, land issues, ergot poisoning

45.

The Fundamental Orders of ___ (1st written constitution) are associated with the colony founded by Thomas Hooker.

a)

Connecticut

b)

Maryland

c)

Delaware

d)

Pennsylvania

46.

Which is NOT true of mercantilism?

a)

the more gold and silver a country has the more powerful it is

b)

the mother country extracts raw materials from their colonies and then sells them finished goods

c)

you should import more than you export

d)

you should export more than you import

47.

What rebellion took place in Virginia with white indentured servants in 1676? (upset about Berkeley being nice to Native Americans over land)

a)

Stono Rebellion

b)

Leisler's Rebellion

c)

Bacon's Rebellion

d)

Pope's Rebellion

48.

Which American Indian confederation, reaching from the St. Lawrence Valley to the eastern Great Lakes, successfully resisted both native and colonial challenges during the 18th century?

a)

The Cherokee

b)

The Iroquois

c)

The Huron

d)

The Creek

49.

Which document was signed by all adult males and agreed to "submit to the will of the majority?" HINT: Pilgrims

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Fundamental Orders of CT

c)

Model of Christian Charity

d)

Body of Liberties

50.

Which is NOT true of Richard Hakluyt's book, "Discourse Concerning Western Planning" [1584]?

a)

led to English naval domination

b)

written to convince Queen Elizabeth to support colonization in Americas

c)

English Empire must convert Native Americans to Christianity

d)

English people without work could move to the Americas

e)

all of the above

51.

The Uprising of 1622 was part of the larger

a)

Anglo-Powhatan Wars in VA

b)

Pequot Wars in New England

c)

Beaver Wars in the Great Lakes region

d)

Tuscarora Wars in NC

52.

Which tribe is INCORRECTLY matched with its description?

a)

Pueblo:

Southeast, desert, maize, pueblos, kivas, hogans

b)

Aleut and Inuit: Artic, nomadic tribe, igloos, fishing, dogsleds

c)

Lakota, Sioux: Great Plains, nomadic, teepees, buffalo

d)

Eastern Woodlands: Algonquian, Mohicans, wigwams

e)

Caribbean:

Taino, matrilineal, bohios, 1st to meet w/Columbus

53.

Which is NOT true of Southeastern Native American tribes?

a)

one of the most densely populated regions prior to European contact

b)

Five Civilized Tribes: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole

c)

Timucua, Natchez, and Calusa tribes

d)

lived in longhouses

54.

Which explorer is INCORRECTLY described?

a)

Ferdinand Magellan: 1st to circumnavigate the globe

b)

Samuel de Champlain: explored Hudson Bay and the Hudson River

c)

Juan Ponce de Leon: explored Puerto Rico and FL

d)

Amerigo Vespucci: America is named after him

e)

Juan de Onate: known for the Acoma War (killing 800 including women), cut men's foot off

55.

Which is NOT an impact on the "Old World" of the Columbian Exchange?

a)

better nutrition led to a higher population and longer life expectancy

b)

increased wealth (gold and silver)

c)

facilitated a shift from feudalism to capitalism

d)

led to a collapse of the middle class

e)

led to the rise of the bourgeoisie class (middle class of merchants)

56.

Which is the 2nd highest of the social classes in the Spanish colonies?

a)

criollos or creoles

b)

peninsulares

c)

mulattoes

d)

African slaves

e)

Native Americans

57.

Which of these terms is INCORRECTLY defined?

a)

Black Legend: the Spanish colonization in New American only had positive effects on Native Americans

b)

haciendas: rural estates or large-scale farms in New Spain

c)

missions: Spanish churches or chapels

d)

presidio: fort with protective walls

58.

Which of the following acts of the British is INCORRECTLY described?

a)

Navigation Acts: [1651] regulations to tighten control over British colonies

b)

Woolens Act: [1699] only item the colonists could export to any European nation

c)

Iron Act: [1750] prohibited the building of new iron mills

d)

Molasses Act: [1733] tax on foreign molasses; to stop trade w/Fr. West Indies

59.

Which of the following Enlightenment thinkers is INCORRECTLY described?

a)

John Locke: life, liberty, and property

b)

Mary Wollstonecraft: no cruel and unusual punishment

c)

Montesquieu: separation of powers

d)

Voltaire: religious freedom; separation of church and state

e)

Rousseau: "social contract;" religious freedom; private property

60.

Which is NOT true of the Spanish Armada?

a)

took place in [1492]

b)

took place in [1588]

c)

marks the downturn of the Spanish naval domination

d)

establishes British naval domination

61.

Which region of the British North American colonies, nicknamed the “bread colonies,” was the most ethnically, religiously, and demographically diverse?

a)

the middle colonies

b)

the New England colonies

c)

the Chesapeake colonies

d)

the southernmost Atlantic colonies

e)

all of the above

62.

Which of the following regions had the longest growing seasons, primarily cultivated rice and indigo, and had a majority African slave population?

a)

the middle colonies

b)

the New England colonies

c)

the Chesapeake colonies

d)

the southernmost Atlantic colonies

63.

Starting in the early 18th century, some southern British colonies adopted slave codes from Barbados that

a)

were similar to the French and Spanish standards for slave treatment

b)

ensured the protection of basic human rights for slaves

c)

limited the total number of slaves on a plantation

d)

led to the emergence of strict racial categories in colonial society

64.

The most ethnically diverse region of colonial America was ____, whereas ____ was the least ethnically diverse.

a)

New England; the South

b)

The middle colonies; the South

c)

The South; New England

d)

The middle colonies; New England